DOT secretary to give date for I-85 South bridge opening

N.C. Department of Transportation Secretary Tony Tata will visit Davidson and Rowan counties Thursday to announce when the new I-85 South bridge over the Yadkin River will open to traffic.

N.C. Department of Transportation Secretary Tony Tata will visit Davidson and Rowan counties Thursday to announce when the new I-85 South bridge over the Yadkin River will open to traffic.Tata will address the media at 9:30 a.m. The event will take place on the new I-85 South bridge, with the old Yadkin River Bridge in the background.NCDOT broke ground in September 2010 on the southern segment of the I-85 Corridor Improvement Project, which involves replacing eight bridges, widening 3.3 miles of I-85 and reconstructing the N.C. Highway 150 interchange. The northern segment extends the interstate widening by an additional 3.8 miles from north of N.C. 150 to just north of I-85 Business Loop. Work on both phases is concurrent and should be complete this summer.For more information on both phases of the $201.5 million project, visit www.i-85yadkinriver.com.